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Carrying a Firearm and Improper Storage of a Firearm Charges Against Construction Worker Dismissed
Our client is a construction worker who lives in another state. He was in Massachusetts working on a project. He was properly licensed in his state but did not have a license to carry in Massachusetts. While at work, he left his gun in his hotel room. Housekeeping services found the weapon and called the local police. Officers arrived and interviewed our client. They learned that he was the owner of the gun and that he left it in the room. He was charged with carrying a firearm, a violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) and improper storage of a firearm, under G.L. c. 140 section 131L. The former charge carries a mandatory eighteen month jail sentence. We negotiated with the district attorney’s office our position that our client’s genuine mistake understanding Massachusetts gun laws should not result in his imprisonment. Today, our office succeeded in getting these charges.
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